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7. In the nominations voting, the marking and tabulation of all ballots shall
be according to the preferential or weighted average system. Tabulation of final
ballots shall be according to the plurality system. No "write-in" votes shall be
counted on the nominations ballots or the final ballots.
8. Subject to special rules approved by the Board of Governors, eligibility for
consideration for Academy Awards shall be limited to motion pictures which
have met the requirements of Rule One and for which the following information
has been received by the Academy on Official Screen Credits forms obtained
from the Academy and signed by the producer or distributor, unless.such
limitations are waived by the Academy:
(a) full, complete and authentic credits,
(b) the name of the Los Angeles County theater
in which the film has played,
(c) the dates of the Los Angeles run.
All eligible films will be listed in the Academy's annual "Reminder List of
Eligible Releases:' Votes for achievements in pictures not in the Reminder List
will not be counted in the nominations balloting.
9. Official Screen Credits forms may be returned to the Academy prior to the
qualifying Los Angeles release, but not later than sixty days after such opening.
However, all Official Screen Credits forms must be returned to the Academy
before the established deadline date.
10. The Board of Governors shall provide for such meetings or special show­ings
as may be desirable to insure a full and fair consideration of the merits of
all eligible achievements.
11. Motion pictures from all countries shall be eligible for consideration for
the awards listed under Rule Two if the requirements of Rules One, Two, Five
and Six are met, but foreign language films must have English subtitles.
12. Exceptions to Rule Five, Paragraph 10, appear in Special Rules for the
Documentary Awards (see Rule Twelve), the Best Foreign Language Film
Award (see Rule Fourteen) and the Music Awards (see Rule Sixteen).
13. The alteration of an achievement by changing a picture from the version
shown in Los Angeles County, upon which eligibility is based, shall subject such
achievement to the risk of being declared ineligible by the Board of Governors.
Six
GENERAL RULES FOR NOMINATIONS VOTING
1. Each branch or other designated committee shall be permitted to formu­late
its own special rules, provided the final ballot presents not more than five
achievements and that nominations and final voting in each category are
restricted to active and life Academy members. All rules shall be presented to
the Board of Governors for approval before implementation.
2. Eligibility for all awards shall first be determined by credits as they appear
on the screen and/or as certified to the Academy by the producing companies,
but final determination in any event shall be made by the Academy.
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7. In the nominations voting, the marking and tabulation of all ballots shall
be according to the preferential or weighted average system. Tabulation of final
ballots shall be according to the plurality system. No "write-in" votes shall be
counted on the nominations ballots or the final ballots.
8. Subject to special rules approved by the Board of Governors, eligibility for
consideration for Academy Awards shall be limited to motion pictures which
have met the requirements of Rule One and for which the following information
has been received by the Academy on Official Screen Credits forms obtained
from the Academy and signed by the producer or distributor, unless.such
limitations are waived by the Academy:
(a) full, complete and authentic credits,
(b) the name of the Los Angeles County theater
in which the film has played,
(c) the dates of the Los Angeles run.
All eligible films will be listed in the Academy's annual "Reminder List of
Eligible Releases:' Votes for achievements in pictures not in the Reminder List
will not be counted in the nominations balloting.
9. Official Screen Credits forms may be returned to the Academy prior to the
qualifying Los Angeles release, but not later than sixty days after such opening.
However, all Official Screen Credits forms must be returned to the Academy
before the established deadline date.
10. The Board of Governors shall provide for such meetings or special show­ings
as may be desirable to insure a full and fair consideration of the merits of
all eligible achievements.
11. Motion pictures from all countries shall be eligible for consideration for
the awards listed under Rule Two if the requirements of Rules One, Two, Five
and Six are met, but foreign language films must have English subtitles.
12. Exceptions to Rule Five, Paragraph 10, appear in Special Rules for the
Documentary Awards (see Rule Twelve), the Best Foreign Language Film
Award (see Rule Fourteen) and the Music Awards (see Rule Sixteen).
13. The alteration of an achievement by changing a picture from the version
shown in Los Angeles County, upon which eligibility is based, shall subject such
achievement to the risk of being declared ineligible by the Board of Governors.
Six
GENERAL RULES FOR NOMINATIONS VOTING
1. Each branch or other designated committee shall be permitted to formu­late
its own special rules, provided the final ballot presents not more than five
achievements and that nominations and final voting in each category are
restricted to active and life Academy members. All rules shall be presented to
the Board of Governors for approval before implementation.
2. Eligibility for all awards shall first be determined by credits as they appear
on the screen and/or as certified to the Academy by the producing companies,
but final determination in any event shall be made by the Academy.
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